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Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2027
Lamm: Colossal could birth an extinct species within 12 months
“The next 12 months, I'm looking forward to Colossal potentially having the next birthed extinct species.”
Ben Lamm Aug 20, 2026 ▶ 8:13 Race to Save Humanity: Inside $12B Colossal Biosciences & $3.8B Astromech
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Lamm: Earth is forecasted to lose 50% of biodiversity within 25 years
“It's currently forecasted that we're going to lose up to 50% of all biodiversity in the next 25 years.”
Ben Lamm Aug 20, 2026 ▶ 26:39 Race to Save Humanity: Inside $12B Colossal Biosciences & $3.8B Astromech
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ben Lamm: AI will enable a real-time digital twin of nature
“My hottest take right now is that I think AI is gonna converge, and, ah, we are going to build a digital twin of nature, and just like we have prediction models for, like, everything from, like, missile defense to, ah, tsunamis and earthquakes, we're gonna hav…”
Ben Lamm Aug 20, 2026 ▶ 6:07 Race to Save Humanity: Inside $12B Colossal Biosciences & $3.8B Astromech
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lamm: Somatic cell nuclear transfer embryology will be automated with robotics
“But in the future, that whole process will be automated with robotics.”
Ben Lamm Aug 20, 2026 ▶ 47:40 Race to Save Humanity: Inside $12B Colossal Biosciences & $3.8B Astromech
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